John Milton "Jack" Gaver Jr. (September 17, 1940 – January 15, 2002) was an American trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses.
[1] In 1977 his father suffered a stroke and John Jr. took over his responsibilities at Greentree where he would remain for the next fifteen years.
For Greentree he trained back-to-back Champions Late Bloomer in 1978 and Bowl Game in 1979.
[2] Among his important wins, John Gaver Jr. won the most important turf races at the time including the 1979 Turf Classic Invitational Handicap[3] and Washington, D.C. International Stakes (Forerunner to the Breeders' Cup),[4] and in 1981 the Rothmans International Stakes.
[5] John Gaver Jr. died at age 61 in Hollywood, Florida where he had been working as a track steward.